HTML5 output of search form in WordPress has Search for:
screen reader text.
<label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">Search for:</label>
If you want to change this text, add the following as a Code Snippet or in theme’s functions.php/functionality plugin’s main
add_filter( 'gettext_with_context', 'wpdd_change_search_screen_reader_text', 10, 4 );
/**
* Change screen reader text in search form.
*
* @param string $translated Translated text
* @param string $text Text to translate
* @param string $context Context information for the translators
* @param string $domain Domain to retrieve the translated text
* @return string Modified translated text
*
* @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/gettext
*/
function wpdd_change_search_screen_reader_text( $translated, $text, $context, $domain ) {
if ( 'Search for:' === $text && 'label' === $context ) {
$translated = __( 'Do a search for:', 'text_domain' );
}
return $translated;
}
Change Do a search for:
in the above to your desired replacement text.
Reference
https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/gettext_with_context